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An Individual who has training in specific aspects of advanced life support, such as intravenous therapy, and the administration of certain emergency medication.

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AEMT

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Advanced lifesaving procedures, including cardiac monitoring, administration of intravenous fluids and medications, and the use of advanced airway adjuncts. EMTs may be trained in some of these areas.

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ALS

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Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect people with disabilities against discrimination.

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ADA

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A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia) and delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient.

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AED

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A process in which a person, an institution, or a program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to provide safe and ethical patient care.

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Certification

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A health care model in which experienced paramedics receive advanced training to equip them to provide additional services in the prehospital environment, such as health evaluations, monitoring or chronic illnesses or conditions, and patient advocacy.

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Community paramedicine

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A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system.

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CQI

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A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate unites to respond to a particular call for assistance and provides callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews.

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Emergency medical dispatch (EMD)

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The first trained professional, such as a police officer, firefighter, lifeguard, or other rescuer, to arrive at the scene of an emergency to provide initial medical assistance.

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Emergency medical responder (EMR)

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A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide prehospital emergency care to the sick and injured

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EMS

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An individual who has training in basic life support, including automated external defibrillation, use of a definitive airway adjunct, and assisting patients with certain medications.

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EMT

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Federal legislation passed in 1996. Its main effect in EMS is in limiting availability of patients’ health care information and penalizing violations of patient privacy.

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HIPAA

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The delivery of medication directly into a vein

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Intravenous Therapy

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The process whereby a competent authority, usually the state, allows people to perform a regulated act.

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Licensure

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Physician instructions given directly by radio or cell phone (online/direct) or indirectly by protocol/guidelines (off-line/indirect), as authorized by the medical director of the service program.

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Medical control

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The physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the authority to provide medical care in the field.

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medical director

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A method of delivering health care which involves providing health care within the community rather than at a physician’s office or hospital.

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Mobile integrated healthcare (MIH)

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A document created by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that outlines the skills performed by various EMS providers.

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National EMS scope of practice

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An individual who has extensive training in advanced life support, including endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, and other advanced assessment and treatment skills.

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Paramedic

20
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Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring.

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Primary prevention

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The designated area in which the EMS agency is responsible for the provision of prehospital emergency care and transportation to the hospital.

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Primary service area (PSA)

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Focused on examining the health needs of entire populations with the goal of preventing health problems.

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Public Health

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A call center, staffed by trained personnel who are responsible for managing requests for police, fire, and ambulance services.

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Public safety access point

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The responsibility of the medical director to ensure the appropriate medical care standards are met by EMTs on each call.

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Quality Control

25
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Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that you cannot completely prevent.

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Secondary prevention

26
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Advantages of enhanced 9-1-1

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GPS tracking

27
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Todays EMS providers are trained according to the _______.

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2009 National EMS education Standards

28
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Which of the following has training in limited advanced life support skills, such as IV therapy

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AEMT

29
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which of the following is required to work as an EMT

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Current BLS/CPR credentials

30
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EMS, as we know it today, has its origins in 1966 _______.

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White paper

31
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One of the most important recent advances in prehospital emergency care is the _______.

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AED

32
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Which of the following is a nationally recognized component of an EMS system?

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Public education

33
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Which of the following is an advantage of enhanced 9-1-1 system over regular 9-1-1 systems

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Potential use of GPS Technology

34
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Who is ultimately responsible for ensuring quality control for all EMTs at an EMS agency

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Medical Director

35
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A proactive approach to public health focuses on _____.

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Prevention of injury and illness

36
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By definition, pandemic illnesses have _______.

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spread throughout the world

37
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Doing what is best for the patient is known as

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Patient advocacy

38
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Empathy requires the EMT to _____

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Consider the needs of others

39
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Dressing and acting properly while on duty ate examples of

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Professional attributes

40
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Roles and responsibilities of the EMT include

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Providing on-scene leadership

41
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EMRs such as firefighters, law enforcement officers, and park rangers are an integral part of the EMS system because:

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they often arrive at the scene before the ambulance and EMTs

42
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Which of the following errors is an example of a knowledge-based failure?

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An EMT administers the wrong drug to a patient bc she did not know the pertinent information about the drug

43
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Which of the following is an example of a primary prevention strategy

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Community awareness programs that emphasize the dangers of drinking and driving

44
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If a defibrillator manufacturer claims that its device terminates ventricular fibrillation on the first shock 95% of the time, you should

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Recognize that this does not mean the device will save more lives

45
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The ________ Deals with the well-being of the EMT, career progression, and EMT compensation

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Human Resources department

46
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Why are prehospital emergency care guidelines updated on a regular basis

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Additional information and evidence indicate that the effectiveness of certain interventions has changed

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